CHAPTER INTREPID AIRMEN 62 July 2005 Volume 41 Issue 7 San Jose, CA President's Corner Jon Garliepp Welcome to our two new members, Christopher Banys and share, and we plan to eat at approximately 1 PM. Sign up Michael Luvara. Thanks to Ed Rosiak for his presentation for the Poker Run and/or the Picnic on-line or call Brian on the California Pilots Association at our June 2nd meeting. DalPorto for the Poker Run 408-802-7040, Jon Garliepp As a result of the for the picnic 408-253-3769. information presented, at least four of our Mike Studer just received his N number for his Cassutt - members joined. The does that mean that it is now officially an airplane? California Pilots Association and the CHAPTER 62 EVENT SCHEDULE local Airports Pilots July 7 General Meeting - Ace Campbell Associations are very Vern Miller Aviation important groups that work to keep airports July 9 Santa Clara County Model Aircraft Skypark open for all of us to Open House use. Think about joining one or both of July 14 Board Meeting - RHV Terminal Bldg. them. July 16 Poker Run and Annual Picnic Golden West Fly-in - Approximately 10 members attended, Wings of History Museum, South County Randy participated as a judge again, several of us slept over August 11 General Meeting - Reflections of Oshkosh in our tents out with the airplanes. I do not think the Vern Miller Aviation attendance increased this year as the annual Merced Fly-in (Note: 2nd Thursday in August ) was on the same weekend. Next year they will adjust the date ( a week later ) so as not to have the same conflict. August 18 Board Meeting - RHV Terminal Bldg. July 7th Meeting - Come and hear Ace Campbell talk about HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! the airports of the area, past and present. July 9th - Santa Clara County Model Aircraft Skypark open house. We will have an information booth on Saturday at In This Month's Issue this event, presenting Chapter 62 and the Young Eagles program. We are also planing to do wing ribs. They have events scheduled both Saturday and Sunday from 9 AM to President's Corner............................................1 3:15 PM. The park is located off Monterey Hwy. between Calendar of Events..........................................2 Bernal and Cochrane Rds., turn in between the high-tension Editor's Desk.....................................................3 power poles. Come down and help or just enjoy the event. General Meeting Minutes & Swap 'nShop..4 Board Meeting Minutes ................................5 July 16th Poker Run and Picnic - Poker run will go from Flight Sites........................................................6 approximately 9 AM to 12:30 PM and end at the annual Chapter 62 Contacts........................................7 chapter picnic at South County Airport. The picnic will be This Month's Program....................................8 held at the Wings of History Museum, Chapter 62 will supply hamburgers & hot dogs with all the fixings and drinks. Everyone attending should bring their favorite side dish to www.eaa62.org July 2005 1 Calendar of Events July August 7/6 - 7/10 Arlington Fly-in 8/11 - General Meeting - 7:30 PM EAA North West 2005 Fly-in and Sport Aviation AirVenture Oshkosh in Review Convention. Arlington Municipal Airport. 8/12 - 13 - Auburn AirFaire Thunder in the Sky http://www.nweaa.org , 360-435-5857 Airshow 530-888- 0769 7/7 - General Meeting - 7:30 PM 8/18 - Board Meeting - 7:30 PM Ace Campbell talks about the airports of the area, past Reid-Hillview Airport terminal building and present. 8/19 - 21 Northwest Antique Airplane Club Fly-in 7/9 - EAA Fly-In Pancake Breakfast and Young The Northwest Antique Airplane Club is host to the largest Eagle Flights - Truckee Tahoe (KTRK) Antique Aircraft Fly-in in the Pacific Northwest, Charlie White 530-587-4811 McMinnville, OR. This is Brian DalPorto's favorite. [email protected] http://www.nwaac.com 8/20 - 21 - Wings Over Wine Country Airshow, Santa 7/10 Festival of Bi-Planes, FlaBob Airport Rosa - 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM Details at 951-683-2309 http://pacificcoastairmuseum.org/airshow2005/ airshow2005.asp 7/14 - Board Meeting - 7:30 PM Reid-Hillview Airport terminal building 8/27 - 28 - 25th annual Camarillo Air Show (EAA 723): Youth in Aviation 7/16 - Chapter 62 Annual Picnic and Poker Run 8 AM - 5 PM - Cost: $5.00, http://camarilloairshow.org Plan to join us at the Wings of History Musuem for the annual Chapter picnic at 1 PM. Poker Run 9 AM - 12 PM. September 9/3 - South Lake Tahoe Airfest & Airshow 7/16 - EAA 663 Young Eagle Rally #6 http://www.laketahoeairport.com/airfest.html Livermore (LVK) - Eric Helms 925-784-7128 530-541-0480 [email protected] - http://www.eaa663.org 9/10 - EAA 663 Young Eagle Rally # 7/16 - 7/17 -Mulino Annual Blueberry Pancake Livermore (LVK) - Eric Helms 925-784-7128 Breakfast - Mulino, OR, Airport (4S9) [email protected] - http://www.eaa663.org Jerry 503-667-9233 [email protected] 9/10 - 9/11 EAA Land of Enchantment Fly-In http://www.MulinoOPA.org Moriarity Municipal Airport (0E0) Chris Kinnaman 505-286-0924 [email protected] - 7/23 - Old Time Fly-in,Colusa County Airport http://www.eaa179.org (O08) - Harry Krug - 530-458-0580 [email protected] 9/11 - Palo Alto Airport Day Tentative Young Eagles, aircraft displays, birds, food, and 7/25 - 7/31 AirVenture Oshkosh entertainment. More details as we get closer. It's The Big One, Martha! http://www.airventure.org 9/30 - 10/2 - The California International Airshow 7/30 - 7/31 NASA Air & Space Show, Moffett at Salinas - 25th anniversary. A great show with top Field Watch for airspace restrictions around Moffett. performers from all over the country. http://www.salinasairshow.com www.eaa62.org July 2005 2 EAA TO HOST DEAF AVIATION ACADEMY Editor's Desk Jim Manley The Deaf Pilots Association is holding its first-ever Deaf ATC INFO FOR Aviation Academy from August 10 - 19 at the EAA Aviation OSHKOSH Center in Oshkosh. This program is designed to provide new experiences and personal growth to deaf and hearing- Air Traffic Control impaired youths between the ages of 14 and 18 who have a Information for passion for aviation. Participants will develop their teamwork, AirVenture Now leadership, and aviation skills as they enhance their personal On The Web self-image. Arrival hints and WOMEN SOAR TO INSPIRE YOUNG WOMEN AT OSHKOSH tips for pilots flying into EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2005 are now available at http://www.airventure.org/atc. The A new program geared toward motivating, inspiring, and information comes from the FAA air traffic controllers challenging young women to follow their dreams is making themselves, providing pilots with a better understanding of its debut at AirVenture 2005. The Women Soar program is the air traffic control procedures in use at EAA a two-day event planned for the beginning of AirVenture AirVenture. Images and moving graphics show the that gives girls in grades 8 - 12 opportunities to meet with different VFR arrival paths for each runway as well as women involved in aviation, space, engineering and diagrams and information on exiting runways and parking technology careers, as well as participate in special programs areas. Pilots are also provided with tips on what to expect and activities. upon arrival and what ATC will expect from them on NAFI AT AIRVENTURE approach to Wittman Regional Airport. This information is not a substitute for the Special Flight Procedures The National Association of Flight Instructors has more in AirVenture Oshkosh 2005 NOTAM. Order a copy by store than ever before for existing and future members at the calling 800/JOIN-EAA (800-564-6322) or complete an EAA AirVenture Oshkosh NAFI tent. Located adjacent to on-line order form at https://secure.eaa.org/ convention headquarters at the corner of Knapp and Waukau airventurenotam_request_2005.html. A streets, the NAFI tent is the place to join or renew a downloadable version is also available at membership; ask specific questions from the experts; or http://www.airventure.org/2005/flying/ discuss issues that flight instructors face on a day-to-day 2005_NOTAM.pdf basis. DORNIER DO-24ATT COMING TO OSHKOSH VICKERS VIMY READY FOR TRIP ACROSS ATLANTIC A one-of-a-kind airplane, the only existing Dornier Do- The Vickers Vimy World War I bomber replica scheduled 24ATT, will be on display for the entire week during EAA to recreate history’s first nonstop trans-Atlantic flight this AirVenture Oshkosh, July 25-31. The striking German tri- month reached St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, June motor flying boat was designed in the 1930s by German 9th. The aircraft, NX71MY, was scheduled to depart from aircraft pioneer Claudius Dornier, who was commissioned St. John’s between June 14 to 20, depending on weather, by the Dutch government to build an amphibious aircraft for and land in Clifden, Ireland, approximately 18-20 hours later. use in their colonies, primarily Indonesia. Eventually used HEAD IN THE APPROACH PLATES for search and rescue by the German Luftwaffe in World War II, the type was credited with 11,000 rescues. I'm hoping to perform a solo cross-continent flight in the first half of July to practice long-range, instrument-aided VFR JOHNSON WAX CARNAUBA S-38 REPLICA AT OSHKOSH navigation in preparation for the Big Trip to Oshkosh the The Johnson Wax Carnauba, a replica of the amphibious last week of July. I've also finally resumed my instrument Sikorsky S-38 built in the 1990s, returns to EAA AirVenture flight training and plan to have my certificate by the end of Oshkosh 2005 for display at AeroShell Square July 25-31.